Warning....There is no going back once you have dual monitors.

Why? Because it is soooooooooooooo much better in just about every application.
VV is very dual friendly!
W

VV with its detachable windows is extremely fit for double or triple monitors, and I wouldn't go back to one.

thanks everyone ! VV rocks !

I can't get my video preview to undock. I have latest Matrox G450 drivers and latest update for Vegas Video 3.0. I just added a post to the main forum as well. I didn't see this one before doing so. I should mention that I can't get any other views into their own windows either. Strange.

Thanks all,

Tyler

Hi Tyler,

A friend o mine had a similar issue... turned out there was a setting in the Matrox utilities that would snap windows to edges, or something like that.

I don't recall exactly the feature, but disabling it resolved the issue.



HTH, MPH

VV un-docks in a strange way. Hover your mouse over the skinny vertical line then left click on it and hold the mouse button down for a second or two and then drag.
It does not work like most window drags. Once you get it though it works just fine.
I have the G550 it works great.

I have a single 21" monitor on another work station and even dual 17" monitors is much better than using it.
The reasons are limitless why it is better. In short you can arrange things so you can see multiple applications without losing your view. Next time there is a show nearby try a dual setup out and you will see what I am talking about.

Example,
I often get title information sent to me via e-mail. I can launch my e-mail in monitor two and copy/paste without resizing windows and such.
Time is saved everyday.

W

Boy I sure hope so, that is what I have been doing and using for quite a while. In fact I can't imagine how I used to work without it!

K

You might be running into Win98 or ME limitations on the second monitor re: motion video. I'm not sure what that's about but I can't run motion video on number two. It can sure handle anything else though. Just don't put it on a bookshelf above your desk or you'll be wearing an inflatable collar next.

John

I use a Nvidea 440MX card (dual head). I have used 3 different dual head cards. I had an old Mattrox card (not the 450 one gen. earlier) it was a good card. Then one day I have to reinstall Win2k and the damn thing wouldn't run right in the new install. I then used an ATI Radeo VX. Not real thrilled. I just didn't like it. Now the Nvidea MX card is great. It runs a 17" and 15" flat pannels (analog). Each screen is set at different resolutions which is great for web dev. also handy with photoshop and all those damn pallets. It also has an analog video capture port on it. I can't wait to up my 15" to a 17". Two 17's would be wonderful.

jack

You could always just add a second video card and walah!! you have dual head. I currently use a Matrox g450 and am thinking about getting an all in wonder card for a third head and having a capture card.
zemote

Do you have Vegas Video 3? Otherwise since VV3 it's Vegas 4 or 5.

MJ

I'm using the nvidia 440MX as well. It's a couple years old but I love it. I'm using it to run dual 19inch monitors and it works great. ACID Pro is great with dual monitors as well. Vegas works terrific.

Photoshop, After Effects, etc....all benefit from dual monitor display. If you watch the behind the scenes stuff on DVD's like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, you'll see 9 out of 10 of the editors, audio people, CGI folks all have dual monitors.

I just checked and there's a 440MX on eBay for about 35 bucks, so if you're not using your computer for the latest video games or high end 3D graphic work, you really don't need to spend much to get into dual monitors.

Multiple monitirs per workstation in some cases may double productivity. At my day job I am a computer specialist for a large private ambulance company. We have 4 machines in our dispatch that have 5 15" LCD screens each. We have started to put dual monitor setups in our billing office so employees can maximize productivity. I have dual screens at work too. Trust me, when you are remotely on 3 or four different servers at one time from a single machine, the more monitors, the merrier. =) More monitors on a machine simply = maximized productivity. I have dual 17" monitors at home for my Video editing (via VV5), web design (via dreamweaver) and photoshop editing. I wish I had 3 monitors. If prices keep dropping, this may happen sooner than I anticipate=)

Brian